white streaks & splotches of berry purple blood, blue skin tire -squashed and no birds still visible in the telephone-pole laurel above_ their singing amplified to the rhythm of squawk turning scream when the cat comes out and in the red…
Tag: Bird
Sunday Small Stone 50
no one sees the bird bending the pane leaving a ray of waste and waves of Bang Related articles Gerry McFarland(kathleenflenniken.com) National Poetry Month Is Here Again!(poetryfoundation.org)
Mindful Writing Challenge 19
first magpie of the year beats its tail on the air wings folded close, it stands two dark tiles down the roof from the curve of melting snow Related articles A Month of Mindful Writing(mlissabeth.wordpress.com) Birdhouse Roof Tile: Cozy Nesting…
Sunday Small Stone 40
one magpie hops between the rain -blackened limbs ____________above one magpie taking its slow steps along the rain __________-grayed cement
Small Thanks
Yes, I am taking part in a meme: bloggers listing the easily overlooked things for which we are grateful. I am grateful for hot water bottles and thick duvets for library cards for fancy, smelly baths and the way the…
Sunday Small Stone 34
blue flashes add heft to the floating silence __________surrounding ________________________sirens as if there were no pavement drunks or flustered midnight magpies